Map of Wauwatosa, United States

Wauwatosa is a city in Wisconsin, United States, with a population of about 47,614. It lies at 43.0495°N, 88.0076°W, about 203 m above sea level. Wauwatosa is about 1,029 km (640 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is West Allis, 4 km to the south.

Wauwatosa at a glance

Where is Wauwatosa?

• The 15th largest city in Wisconsin on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 00 min on the shortest day to 15 h 22 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Wauwatosa

• West Allis — 4 km south
• Brookfield — 8 km west
• Milwaukee — 8 km east
• Greenfield — 10 km south
• New Berlin — 12 km southwest
• Menomonee Falls — 17 km northwest
• Franklin — 18 km south
• Waukesha — 19 km west
• Oak Creek — 22 km southeast
• Racine — 40 km southeast

Largest cities in Wisconsin

• Milwaukee — 563,531
• Madison — 280,305
• Green Bay — 105,207
• Kenosha — 99,858
• Racine — 77,742
• Appleton — 74,139
• Waukesha — 71,970
• Eau Claire — 67,778
• Oshkosh — 66,555
• Janesville — 64,123

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.